Apparatus for cleaning table forks and knives



June 10 1924.

F. KZ DHLER APPARATUS FOR CLEANING TABLE FORKS AND KNIVES Filed Jan. 25. 1923 Patented June 10, 1924.

UNITED STATES FRANZ ironrinn, or CARLSBAD, GZEGHOSLOVAKIA.

APPARATUS FOR CLEANING TABLE FORKS AND KNIVES.

Application filed January 25, 1923. Serial No. 614,821.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANZ KoHLER, a citizen of the Czechoslovakian Republic, and residing at Carlsbad, in said Republic, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Cleaning Table Forks and Knives, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved 1o apparatus for cleaning table forks and knives, which is represented on the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the same, with one of thecleaning discs in section, while Fig. 2 is a side view of one cleaning disc seen from A in Fig. 1.

The apparatus comprises a stationary frame 2 having bearings 1 in which a shaft 3 is revolubly mounted. Said shaft is at one projecting end fitted with a crank handle 4, while its inner part between said bearings is of square cross-section, for the reception of a plurality of cleaning discs arranged side by side thereon. Each of said cleaning discs comprises a metal disc 5 fitted with a felt coating 6 and a linen coating 7, said coatings being held in position by means of a washer 8 detachably secured to said disc in any suitable way, for instance by means of screws or pins. Preferably 10 of such discs are located at equal distances from each other on the shaft 3 as mentioned, a distance member 9 being interposed be tween each two discs and mounted upon the shaft 3, while a plurality of, say 4:, crossbolts 10 are passed through said discs at about the middle between the centre and the circumference of the latter, a corresponding distance-member 11 being interposed between each two discs and mounted upon said cross-bolts. Set-rings 12 at the outer sides of the two outer discs 5 are mounted upon the shaft 3 so as to prevent an axial displacement of the discs on the shaft.

Instead of the crank handle, a belt pulley may be provided on the shaft 3, so as to drive the apparatus, instead of by hand,

mechanically, which is particularly desirable for use in hotels and other large establishments.

The operation is as follows: The forks, or knives, to be cleaned are preferably immersed in an appropriate cleaning liquid and then brought between the first rows of cleaning discs, the distance between each two discs corresponding for this purpose preferably to the distance between each two members of a fork, whereby they are freed from dirt. Thereupon, the forks are brought between the following rows of cleaning discs where they are polished. Thus, one half of the rows of cleaning discs is used for cleaning the forks from dirt and the other half for polishing the same.

The construction of the apparatus allows an easy renewal of the felt and linen coatings of the discs.

The forks and knives are cleaned by the apparatus without damage to the same or to their platings.

What I claim, is

Apparatus for cleaning table forks and knives, comprising a stationary frame, bearings thereon, a revoluble shaft in said bearings being of square cross-section between the latter, a plurality of cleaning discs detachably secured side by side on said shaft at equal distances from each other and consisting each of a metal disc and a felt and linen coating on the latter, a washer detachably secured to each disc and adapted to keep said felt and line-n coating thereon in position, a plurality of cross-bolts passed through said discs, distance members be tween each two discs, and means to rotate said shaft, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANZ KOHLER.

Witnesses CARL BUOHMULLER, ADOLF LEONHARD. 

